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News - Operational News
SMOS data distribution resumed
SMOS data distribution to end users was resumed on 12 March 2024 after confirmation of the adequate quality of the current
Event - Workshop
2nd Space for Hydrology Workshop
The workshop aimed to assess the current stage of knowledge and activities in space-based hydrological observations and to
News - Success Stories
Satellite data predicts lower wheat crop yield
Title: Current drought situation in Ebro basin Description: The SMOS soil-moisture-based drought monitor is updated monthly
Event - Workshop
IDEAS+ Cal/Val Workshop 7
Regular workshops are held every nine months with the whole IDEAS+ Task 3-Cal/Val team in order to review the status of current
Activity - Instrument characterisation and algorithm studies
ESA satellites and instruments calibration landing page
Data Outages: Information currently not available online.
Mission - Earth Explorers
SMOS product availability
+ NIR + Long LO + FTT LO + Electrical Stability LO + NIR + Long + FTT LO + Short LO + Long + Short Current
News - Thematic area articles
How satellite data help to shape society
Title: Current drought situation in Ebro basin Description: The SMOS soil-moisture-based drought monitor is updated monthly
Event - Training
EO Summer School 4
Keynote lectures on global change issues are also given to discuss the current state of the science of global change and
News - Operational News
SMOS data outage since 22 February 2024
spacecraft has been back in nominal mode since 25 February and on 27 February, the MIRAS instrument was switched on and is currently
Document - General Reference
The Nine Candidate Earth Explorer Missions - Magnetometry Mission
This report for assessment addresses the Magnetometry mission when it was selected with other nine Earth Explorer missions as a potential candidate for Phase A study.
Event - Training
EO Summer School 3
In line with observations it shows anti-cyclonically rotating surface currents and cyclonically rotating bottom currents.
Event - Training
EO Summer School 5
Keynote lectures on global change issues are also given to discuss the current state of the science of global change and
Document - General Reference
Candidate-Earth-Explorers-in-Assessment-Phase.pdf
This flyer gives a quick overview on the candidate Earth Explorers missions in assessment phase.
Mission - Earth Explorers
SMOS Objectives
SMOS Science The SMOS mission is a direct response to the current lack of global observations of soil moisture and ocean
Document - General Reference
New-possibilities-for-science-ESAs-operational-Sentinel-missions.pdf
This is an article extracted from the ESA Bulletin Nr. 140.
Document - General Reference
Meteosat-Second-Generation-New-Horizons-for-Weather-and-Climate.pdf
This brochure gives a general overview on the mission and its application.
Document - General Reference
The MSG System - consisting of a Space Segment and a Ground Segment, designed to provide data, based on a series of three satellites called MSG-1, -2 and -3
This article was published in the ESA Bulletin Nr. 111.
Document - General Reference
Earth-Observation-Market-Development-Benefits-to-Industry.pdf
This article was published in the ESA Bulletin Nr. 125 : it describes the Earth Observation Market Development programme, an activity designed to foster the use of Earth Observation based geo-information services within various market sectors.
Document - General Reference
The-CEOS-Earth-Observation-Handbook-2008.pdf
This report presents the main capabilities of satellite Earth observations, their applications, and a systematic overview of present and planned Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) agency Earth observation satellite missions and their instruments. It also explores society's increasing need for information on our planet. This edition has a particular focus on climate change.
Document - General Reference
The In-Orbit Commissioning of MSG-1
This article was published in the ESA Bulletin Nr. 114.